This article was updated after Ottawa police released the victim’s name.
Ottawa police say a man was shot and killed at South Keys Shopping Centre on Friday evening.
The police service early on Saturday identified the victim as Yonis Barkhadle, a 27-year-old man from Ottawa.
Major crime detectives are investigating Barkhadle’s death as a homicide and no arrests have been made, the Ottawa Police Service said.
Officers and paramedics were called to the Bank Street shopping plaza at around 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
The next day, police said officers found Barkhadle in the parking lot outside with “multiple gunshot wounds.”
“He was transported to hospital and later died of his injuries,” a police news release said.
Investigators urge anyone with information about this incident to call 613-236-1222, ext. 5493.
Tips can be submitted anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or by downloading the Ottawa police app.
– With files from Beatrice Britneff